Category: National. Posted: 19 June 2026
Thomas Carlin receives the Wendy Mead Professional Development Award Christchurch-based researcher from Scion, Thomas Carlin has been awarded a Wendy Mead Professional Development Award to assist him to travel to Melbourne to attend the Plant Biosecurity… Read more
Category: National. Posted: 19 June 2026
Rory Johnson receives an NZBI Scholarship Horizons Regional Council Pest Plant Biosecurity officer Rory Johnson has been awarded an NZBI Scholarship to help him study control methods for the invasive aquatic plant Senegal tea. In his application, Rory… Read more
Category: National. Posted: 19 June 2026
Tim Lunt receives an NZBI Scholarship Victoria University Masters student Tim Lunt has been awarded an NZBI Scholarship to study the transmission of honeybee disease American foulbrood. In this summary of his study Tim says: “Honey bees are a key… Read more
Category: National. Posted: 30 March 2026
Years of support for Biosecurity and the Canterbury branch of NZBI has earned Laurence Smith an NZBI Fellowship. Here is the nomination penned by his Canterbury peers: The Canterbury-West Coast branch believes that Laurence’s service to the branch… Read more
Category: National. Posted: 24 March 2026
Personal interchange is so valuable: Long-time biosecurity worker, advocate and NZBI loyalist, Ken Wright retires In February 2026, Ken Wright, Biosecurity Officer at Tasman District Council (TDC) retired after 18 years of service at TDC, and decades… Read more
